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Patria 6x6 armoured personnel carrier for the German CAVS programme

Patria and KNDS Seal Deal to Build German CAVS 6×6 Armoured Vehicles on German Soil

August 13, 2026

Patria and KNDS Deutschland Maintenance have signed a framework agreement to assemble and integrate Patria 6×6 armoured vehicles in Germany, advancing the multinational CAVS programme ahead of ramped-up Bundeswehr deliveries in early 2027.

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Safran selected by the German Bundeswehr for the supply of infrared multifunction binoculars

January 20, 2025

The German Bundeswehr’s procurement office (BAAINBw1) has selected Safran Electronics & Defense Germany to equip the German forces with the […]

Mobile air defence: Rheinmetall to supply the Bundeswehr with Skyranger 30 on Boxer platform

February 27, 2024

The Bundeswehr has tasked Rheinmetall with another important air defence project. The Düsseldorf-based Group will soon be supplying the German […]

Rheinmetall and Airbus Transfer Another Simulator for Europe’s A400M Transport Aircraft to the Bundeswehr

December 18, 2023

The tech enterprise Rheinmetall and the European aeronautics and space company Airbus have transferred an A400M cargo hold simulator to […]

Bundeswehr successfully concludes laser weapon trials at sea

September 22, 2023

After integration of the laser weapon demonstrator (LWD) onboard the German frigate “SACHSEN” in June 2022, the trials of the […]

Bundeswehr contracts with Rheinmetall for several hundred thousand artillery shells; order worth around €1.3 billion

July 18, 2023

The need to replenish stores of ammunition caused by the war in Ukraine is resulting in major artillery ammunition contracts […]

Major order: Bundeswehr orders 120mm tank ammunition from Rheinmetall

July 13, 2023

The German Bundeswehr has expanded to €4 billion an existing framework agreement with Rheinmetall for the supply of tank ammunition. […]

HENSOLDT proves operational capability of land-based sensors at Army Combat Training Centre

July 3, 2023

Within the scope of a technology demonstration at the German Army Combat Training Centre (GÜZ), the sensor solution provider HENSOLDT […]

Bundeswehr orders 57 heavy tractor units from Rheinmetall

May 26, 2023

Rheinmetall has received an order from the German Bundeswehr to supply a further 57 heavy tractor units in the 70-tonne […]

Hensoldt develops SIGINT pod demonstrator for Eurodrone

January 21, 2023

Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT is developing sensor equipment that can be integrated into a pod to give the recently commissioned […]